The Catholic Church needs to elect a young pope in its next conclave in order to inspire new vocations to the priesthood.

The Holy See's press service has said the pope hopes to attend but has not confirmed his participation, insisting it depends on his health.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away Monday morning at the age of 88, while ...

The Prince of Wales will attend Pope Francis’ funeral on behalf of the King, Kensington Palace confirmed on Tuesday. He will ...

Kelly issued her order earlier this month after Roman Catholic ... Mass script as Marcus Schroeder, who came to counterprotest with fellow members of a Kansas City-area church. Online records show ...

Francis' death set off the process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects, first for Vatican officials in the ...

Kelly issued her order earlier this month after Roman Catholic ... Mass script as Marcus Schroeder, who came to counterprotest with fellow members of a Kansas City-area church. Online records show ...

Members of the public and church leaders have expressed "sadness" after the death of Pope Francis on Monday morning. The ...

A laboratory analysis turned up nothing miraculous about red marks found on a Communion wafer at a Catholic church in ... This photo provided by WKRC-TV shows St. Anthony of Padua Church, where ...